About this role
FP&A Analyst
Location: Slough, Berkshire
Working Pattern: Hybrid – 3 days in the office, 2 days working from home
The Opportunity
An established financial services business based in Slough is looking to recruit a FP&A Analyst to join its Finance team.
Reporting to the FP&A Manager, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional to play a key role in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting.
Working closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider business, you will provide valuable financial insight, support business decision-making and contribute to the ongoing development of financial reporting processes and systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and develop financial reports and databases to support the timely production of monthly management information.
- Support the preparation of annual budgets, financial forecasts and ad-hoc business plans.
- Maintain and develop financial models used for business forecasting, risk provisioning and financial planning.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for Group reporting purposes.
- Produce monthly management reporting packs for local senior management.
- Undertake detailed variance analysis, investigating actual performance against budgets and forecasts.
- Prepare financial reports and investigations to support business control, management and forecasting activities.
- Reconcile local operational and accounting data against Head Office reporting.
- Work closely with departments across the business to develop a strong understanding of operational performance and its impact on financial results.
- Support other Finance functions, including Accounting, Pricing and Treasury, when required.
- Act as a key point of contact for Head Office and external auditors in relation to budgets, forecasts, financial variances, accruals and provisions.
About You
We are looking for someone with a strong financial analysis background who is comfortable working with financial data, identifying trends and providing meaningful insight to support business decisions.
You will ideally have
- Part Qualified/ Newly Qualified - ACA,ACCA,CIMA
- Approximately 3–4 years' relevant experience within a financial planning, analysis or management accounting environment.
- Strong financial and commercial analytical skills.
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with financial reporting systems.
- Experience using reporting tools such as Business Objects or SAP would be advantageous.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work with complex financial information.
- A naturally inquisitive approach, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for working with numbers.
- The confidence to share ideas, challenge existing processes and contribute to positive change.
- The ability to manage competing priorities and work effectively under pressure.
What's on Offer?
- Hybrid working, with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home.
- The opportunity to join an established financial services business.
- Exposure to senior management and wider Group Finance activities.
- A varied role offering involvement across financial planning, reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
Full salary details will be available upon request.